CREATEive: The Power Of Art & Creativity in Building & Fighting (March 15)

Photo of Eleanor Goldfield performing with microphone in hand, against a colorful projected background. CREATEive with Eleanor Goldfield, March 15 7pm at Monkeywrench Books.

Eleanor Goldfield is an activist, journalist, and performance artist. She hosts the weekly news program Act Out! and recently published “Paradigm Lost: Radical Verse & Visuals For The Shift.”

Eleanor will discuss the power of art and creativity in both building and fighting — intercut with spoken word and visual projections.

Monkeywrench Books is an all-volunteer, collectively-run bookstore and social space in Austin, TX.

Come to CREATEive with Eleanor Goldfield, March 15 at 7pm at Monkeywrench Books.

This discussion is free, like all OS!WN? events, but we ask that you support Monkeywrench with a small purchase or donation if possible. Eleanor Goldfield will have copies of her book available for sale.

We strive to make all OS!WN? events a space free of oppression, so please leave that crap at home. For more information on our group, our safer spaces policy and our rules, please see our FAQ.

March2018

Eleanor Goldfield is an activist, journalist, and performance artist. She hosts the weekly news program Act Out! and recently published "Paradigm Lost: Radical Verse & Visuals For The Shift."

Eleanor will discuss the power of art and creativity in both building and fighting - intercut with spoken word and visual projections.

Monkeywrench Books is an all-volunteer, collectively-run bookstore and social space in Austin, TX.

This discussion is free, like all OS!WN? events, but we ask that you support Monkeywrench with a small purchase or donation if possible. Eleanor Goldfield will have copies of her book available for sale.

We strive to make all OS!WN? events a space free of oppression, so please leave that crap at home. For more information on our group, our safer spaces policy and our rules, please see our FAQ: http://www.ohshitwhatnow.org/about/

Jealousy is a painful and complex emotion that can cause discord in relationships of all kinds, for many reasons. Experiencing jealousy is probably a natural part of the human experience for most people but, like so many other emotions, our culture often handles jealousy in unhealthy ways.

"Compersion" is a term coined by the polyamory community to express a feeling sometimes described as the "opposite" of jealousy; it's a feeling of happiness for the happiness of your friend or intimate partner, even if they're finding happiness, joy or pleasure with other people.

"Conscious" relationships are relationships which are deliberately formed among equals, rather than simply following society's default scripts. We strive to stay off the "relationship escalator" regardless of our choices. At this discussion, we'll be unpacking the ways we encounter and deal with jealousy in our relationships, and talk about ways to cultivate compersion.

This is NOT a lecture or workshop, but a discussion open to all people, of all genders, orientations, and relationship styles. We'll be asking everyone who attends to stay on topic, and encouraging you to share personal stories to whatever degree feels comfortable. If you can, reflect on the themes of this meeting in your everyday life in the days before you attend.

We will be meeting in the "Board Room," a private meeting space at Genuine Joe Coffee. Please note this is a new day & time and we are in the FRONT meeting room.

This discussion is free, like all OS!WN? events, but we ask that you support the cafe with a small purchase if possible.

Genuine Joe's Coffee is close to several city bus lines. Free parking is also available.

Re: Accessibility: Though Genuine Joe has some accessibility features, some concerns have been raised about how comfortable a wheelchair user would feel navigating this space. We'll be investigating other places to host these events in upcoming months (suggestions welcome). Please reach out if you have questions or concerns about attending this month's event.

We strive to make all OS!WN? events a space free of oppression, so please leave that crap at home. For more information on our group, our safer spaces policy and our rules, please see our FAQ: https://www.ohshitwhatnow.org/about/